Robotic Build Series 1 – Introduction
I have always had the passion to build a robot since childhood and now I feel I have the skills try and tackle building my own robot. Currently in 2020 there are so many commercial robots available for cheap that this is in no way cheaper or easier than buying your own, however, if you have the creator spirit or want to build something uniquely yours where you have great control over it, I say let’s try to build our own together!
So to start lets get some expectations and some framework set up. Here is a list of constraints or at least starting points for the project:
- The robot must be wireless.
- The robot will be a wheel driven machine. (Would love to tackle a drone or walking robot in the future.)
- I will use arduino for the microcontrollers due to familarity, community support, and relative simplicity.
- I will use a raspberry-pi for logic as this allows use of larger memory, wifi, and python.
Lastly, the following are some end game goals or targets of the build:
- Have live stream video playback from a pc.
- Is controllable remotely.
- Can drive autonomously.
- Use machine learning to identify objects in view point.
The final mega goal of this project, the one that inspired me to build it, is to create a robot that can play hide and seek!